4/18/2023
GRANT THOMPSON WINS AGAIN AT FIVE FLAGS
Gordon. Harvick. Johnson. Kenseth. Kahne. Biffle. Edwards. Junior. The list of popular drivers that have left the super speedways behind recently goes on. The old guard is moving on to other endeavors and, like the glut of NFL mock drafts this time of year, we are thinking about who is coming up the racing ranks over the next few seasons.
Looking over the early part of the 2023 season there are a number of young standouts, but the Five Flags Speedway March 24 results really caught our eye. Pro Truck Feature winner Grant Thompson, a 17 year-old from Mobile, Alabama, packs an impressive resume. If this were a mock draft, we'd guess Grant would be in the 1st round on a number of boards.
Career Highlights:
2018 Southern Pro-Am Truck Series Rookie of the Year.
2019 youngest driver in history to win a Heat Race and a Feature Race on the same night at Mobile Int'l Speedway at the age of 13
2019 Grant was chosen to work with Bubba Gale and former NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver Cale Gale
2019 Mobile International Speedway Pro Truck Champion
Selected to the 2019 Race Face NEXT Class
2019 Jr Late Model Challenge Camp Winner
1 Hour feature documentary on MavTV "Jr Late Model Camp Champion"
2020 Crisp Motorsports Park and Five Flags Speedway Pro-Truck Champion
2021 Tundra Super Late Model Series "Rookie of the Year" and 6th in championship points.
2022 Outlaw Late Model "Rookie of the Year" and a 2nd place finish in the Idaho 200 with Racing Dynamics.
For 2023, Grant will compete at Five Flags Speedway in the Allen Turner Hyundai Pro-Late Model Series, Zoom Equipment Pro-Trucks, and Advance Auto Parts Pro-Trucks at Mobile International Speedway,
With wins in his first two races of 2023, Grant isn't slowing down. Visit Grant's website for his full schedule, merch, peruse his sponsors, and don't forget to follow Grant and other up-and-coming young drivers in the MyRacePass App!
Article Credit: Jim Sweener